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How to Choose a Log Bunk Bed

So you've got the perfect little log cabin,to put a box spring in those beds, but you
or chalet by the lake, or just want a countrycertainly  can.
touch to your home. You want a log bunk bed,
or two, but don't know where to start. AndThe other alternative to hold the mattress up
they don't carry them in your downtownis called a Bunkie board. A Bunkie board is
furniture  store.basically ¾ inch plywood cut to the size
of the box spring. It sits inside either the
Not to worry, there are plenty of optionsmetal bed frame, or the wood bed frame, and
available on the Internet. There are loft logsupports the mattress. If you have a box
bunk beds, twin over twin log bunk beds, fullspring you don't need a Bunkie board, but if
over full or even twin over queen. I haven'tthere is not a box spring, the Bunkie board
seen a twin over king yet, but really theis what supports the middle of the mattress.
Amish can make any size you want. A lot ofWe sell Bunkie boards if people want them,
college students who looking to build anbut a lot of people just cut their own. It's
inexpensive loft bed might find an Amish loftup  to  the  buyer.
bunk bed to be just the ticket, and some of
them  come  with  futons  under  them,  too.Another option to consider is the type of
ladder you want with your log bunk bed. Some
There are federal regulations regarding bunkof the Amish beds have the ladders built
beds, so you'll want to make sure thatright into the end of the bed, so you don't
whatever bed you choose meets thehave a ladder leaning out from the bed.
regulations. We're talking safety here, andOthers have a moveable ladder that can hook
things do happen. But you certainly wouldn'ton the end or the side. In many cases, the
want a bed that doesn't meet the regulations,amount of space available determines the type
so make sure that the one you buy, does.of bunk bed you buy. If you have a small
Most accidents with bunk beds happen toroom, the larger cedar logs may seem too
children under the age of three. Many ofmassive. If you don't have room for a slanted
these accidents can be avoided by havingladder, however, you may opt for the cedar
safety rails on both sides of the top bed.bunk bed anyway that has the ladder built in.
If one side of the bed is against the wall,If you have a larger room or larger people,
that can be sufficient--but it must beyou  may  opt  for  the  larger  cedar  logs.
against the wall. There are also regulations
regarding headboards. There is a link to aIf you get a pine bunk bed with metal frame,
page with the regulations at the bottom ofthere is a way to give the metal frame that
this article for those who wish to readlog look when the covers are thrown back.
further.These are decorative half logs or rails, not
to be confused with the safety rails that go
Bunk beds built to those regulations arearound the top of the bunk bed. The top
generally built to hold an adult weighing upsafety rails are always included with the log
to 250 pounds. If you are pushing the limits,bunk bed, but the decorative half rails are
try cedar instead of pine. In the beds weoptional  and  just  for  looks.
sell, the cedar logs are 5 ½ to 6 inches
in diameter, while the pine is about 3 ½Last but not least, be sure to measure before
inches in diameter. They are both built toyou buy. Last year we sold a couple of log
federal specifications, and the pine bunkbunk beds to somebody in Montana. They
beds are very solid and strong, but if thereabsolutely loved the beds, but had bought two
is a question in your mind, go for the biggerfor the room and soon found out that only one
logs. And of course, you can always put thecould comfortably fit. Since we are in
big  fella  on  the  bottom,  too.Michigan and they in Montana, it would have
cost quite a bit to ship it back. They ended
Some log bunk beds come with a metal frame toup selling the extra bed on ebay, but the
hold the mattress, but some of the Amishproblem could have been avoided with a bit of
build them with a wood frame to hold both thecareful measuring up front.
box spring and the mattress. You don't have



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